exorcised

variants also exorcized
past tense of exorcise

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of exorcised Whatever juju, imagined or self-made, permeating throughout the Braves’ roster over the last few weeks was exorcised Wednesday. Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 2 July 2026 Mitch Marner exorcised his playoff demons to a degree no one saw coming. Jesse Granger, New York Times, 15 June 2026 Thanks to stellar performances from Landen O’Neil and Loyola commit Leo Kavey, the program exorcised its demons Sunday. Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 17 May 2026 An opinion offered offhand suggests a secret wickedness that must be exorcised. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026 Natalie, a ghost who forgot she was exorcised, asks who is going to get the Pinocchio mask. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 The ghost of Subway has been fully exorcised from the restaurant. Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025 Playing in their third straight title game, Torrey Pines finally exorcised their demons, defeating Westview 20-13 to earn the program’s first Division 1 section title. Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025 Michel then insisted on being exorcised and her parents sought the help of Father Arnold Renz and Father Ernst Alt, who performed a host of exorcisms beginning in September 1975. Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exorcised
Verb
  • In 2016, Bottura and his wife, Lara Gilmore, founded Food for Soul, a cultural project that empowers communities, and salvages and repurposes food that would otherwise be discarded.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Its two outer booster engines were discarded during flight, while the central sustainer continued operating and later helped the converted Atlas launch John Glenn into orbit.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Separately, police said another woman was found dead on Sunday in Soweto, south of Johannesburg, her body wrapped in a duvet and dumped near a dam.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Eventually, the firms dumped the valuable slag into waste piles and wrote off the metals inside.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Both Republicans unloaded on Cooper's tenure as governor, with Trump blaming Cooper for a grisly North Carolina murder and accusing him of doing nothing to help the state after Hurricane Helene inflicted widespread damage in 2024.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Roma then personally unloaded his son at the 30th Street morgue.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Little wonder that the pioneers of the medium ditched the cold, clammy, and crowded precincts of New York and New Jersey to light out for the picture-perfect vista.
    Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
  • When the leverage play failed, major league owners ditched the two-city notion.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But having an awards show that celebrates television presented on a streaming platform behind a pay wall would be a major symbolic statement that traditional viewing on the networks has lost its cultural relevance.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Officers said the vehicle traveled to the right and struck a curb and a tree, splitting in two and catching fire, after the driver lost control.
    Adam England, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Exorcised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exorcised. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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